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KHK Group

Struck by discharged object or substance — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — PROCTOR, WEST VIRGINIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at KHK Group in PROCTOR, WEST VIRGINIA
Employer KHK Group Report ID 2020010717
Address 99 Rines Ridge Road City, State ZIP PROCTOR, WEST VIRGINIA 26055
Event Date January 22, 2020 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Head and trunk
Event Type Struck by discharged object or substance Source of Injury Pressurized water-blast
Secondary Source Truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, n.e.c
Industry (NAICS) 213112 Inspection # 1459515
GPS Coordinates 39.71000, -80.82000

Incident Narrative

Employees were at a dewatering line filling a tank on a subcontractor's truck when the tank pressurized and forced water from a hatch. The pressurized water made contact with two employees. One of the employees was hospitalized with head, back, face, and eye injuries.

Incident Summary

On January 22, 2020, a worker at KHK Group in PROCTOR, WEST VIRGINIA suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the head and trunk. The incident was classified as struck by discharged object or substance, with pressurized water-blast identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 983 severe injury reports involving "Struck by discharged object or substance" incidents in our database. Browse all Struck by discharged object or substance injuries.

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